Melissa Phillips Email & Phone Number

Monroe, Ga, Us

• Collegiate level judge for last 13 years• Appointed to judge several conference championships such as the SEC’s & Big 12’s and Regionals• Among selected Georgia judges to attend national symposiums & trainings

Winder, Ga

Substantially improved productivity while reducing staffing and operational costs by 20% within first 6 weeks of taking on the role as CEO.Offered strategic restructuring models by introducing Medical Weight Loss into a gym setting.Conducted all aspect of HR including hiring and firing decisions. Developed an employee handbook, conducted employee improvement meetings as well as facilitated growth development amongst employees.Operated as the CFO paying all bills, financial projections, profit and loss analyses, and payroll.Created all Sales and Marketing strategies within my limits set by ownership.Marketing campaigns generally consisted of magazine ads, TV commercials, postcard mailers, and social media mediums.Led the company through a major software change that allowed us to build and utilize our own App. The new software allowed for more marketing integration and ease of use for customers and employees. We became a trend setter in the industry by utilizing this software integration.

Monroe, Georgia

• Recruited and trained over 2000 sales representatives that continues to grow globally.• Developed and implemented training for new and seasoned sales representatives in the areas of marketing, sales, finance, communication, leadership, and management. My team was growing faster than our corporate support staff could keep up, therefore I had to use my skills from previous experience to effectively train my team.• Established rapport with new leads by effectively communicating with new people on a daily basis either face to face, at expos or festivals, via social media marketing, or through my website/blog.

Grayson, Ga

• Planned and built a successful tanning salon from the ground up, acting as general contractor on the Salon’s construction as well as strategic business developer for the salon business model.• Created all pricing structures, marketing plans, advertising ideas, employee training & promotion models, along with other aspects of creating a business from the ground up.• Integrated my point of sale software with our changing marketing/advertising plans to be able to track which plans were the most successful, as well as to be able to know which employees were the most beneficial to customer retention and salon revenue.• Salon was listed as the “Best of Gwinnett” Tanning Salon for several years. Quite an accomplishment when you consider the large national chains who were a part of our competition.

Norcross, Ga

• Created custom imprinted promotional products & sportswear for various clients in varied industries.• Developed a relationship with our logo digitizer to make sure company logos were exactly accurate down to stitch count and exact pantone color matches.• Responsible for acquisition of new accounts & accountable for developing new leads from the current customer base to foster business growth.• Suggested new ways to brand company logos to foster their business related objectives, weather that be recruiting at job fairs, employee appreciation events, or overhaul branding with an entirely new logo. • Quickly developed lasting relationships to build large volume accounts such as bringing on Sprint/Nextel in 2005. • Surpassed sales expectations by quickly closing deals.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

• Coached, motivated, and helped recruit Division 1 gymnasts• Developed beam & floor workouts, and coached the athletes on those events.• Choreographed unique floor and beam routines• My 2nd year as Assistant-Student Coach we made it as a team to our first regional competition in over 20 years. At one point during the season we were ranked #6 in the country. That same year we had over ¾ of our team on the Academic All-American Honor Roll• Helped create marketing plans to promote the sport throughout the community and University. Attendance increased at home meets, and we even had a following for away meets.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Marketing

Chemistry, Accounting, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Division 1 Gymnastics Team Member, Student-Assistant Gymnastics Coach, Delta Delta Delta Member; Vice-President.